COMPREHENSIVE CEASEFIRE TAKES EFFECT IN EMBATTLED EASTERN UKRAINE
Separatist groups in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian’s military agreed to a full and comprehensive ceasefire beginning on Monday 27 July, to try to end hostilities in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Since the start of the conflict in 2014, there have been several attempts to halt the violent clashes, but none of these have been upheld….
YEMENI SEPARATISTS SEIZE ISLAND OF SOCOTRA
The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a group of Yemeni separatists, has taken control of the island of Socotra, ousting its governor in an action the Saudi-backed government described as a coup. The STC claimed control of the southern part of Yemen in April, complicating efforts towards a permanent ceasefire, in a war that has dragged…
SEPARATISTS DECLARE AUTONOMOUS RULE IN SOUTHERN YEMEN
The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a group of Yemeni separatists, has claimed autonomous rule in multiple southern provinces in Yemen. The claim to power is in violation of the Riyadh Agreement, a power-sharing deal signed in November 2019 between the separatists and the Yemeni government. The deal included an agreement to reorganise the government and…